Take a look at picture 13. There’s a sickly green glow [I know it’s HDR] but what could it also be?

1) Extra-terrestrials cowering at the side of the bed?

2) The agent forgot to clean the nuclear fuel on the floor?

3) Someone forgot Excalibur on their home tour?

4) The briefcase full of cash the owners are going to take to the bank?

While you’re on this home…check out the discrepancy of the pool size in two pictures. Image 20 makes it look HUGE! Image 22 makes it look puny!

Poltergeist in the bedroom? Call 1–800–GHOSTBUSTERS! Meanwhile, did you notice who is selling this property? This place must be “corporate owned,” because the agent’s name is, I kid you not, Kimberly Clark. That’s Kimberly Clark. Makers of these fine paper products which have a lot in common with real estate agents.

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Looking at pic #18, I am again surprised at how often homeowners will put expensive new countertops on crappy old cabinets. If you spend a couple grand on stone counters, go the extra mile and replace the cabinets first. This isn’t a cheap house.

Those counters aren’t more expensive than the cabinets. It’s a hideous bathroom, after all.

That freeway is a heavy truck route, as is Foothill. And all the groceries and gas stations are really really expensive. I drive through that neighborhood regularly, and the traffic on the freeway is always heavy from early morning until seven or so at night.

Will had the chance to take money out of his start-up. The dilemma now: Is it worth it to buy a single family home in Palo Alto with a small lot? Or should they go to the next town, Los Altos, where the lots are bigger, less pricey and have room for remodeling/expansion?

In Menlo Park, Will and Pauline found a new construction. It was a good location in terms of proximity to Palo Alto and 101 for less than 1.7 million!

Now, Will and Pauline had to contemplate between living in quiet Menlo Park neighborhood versus the perks of living in a vibrant downtown with access to excellent public schools having 900+ APIs.

RE’s translation: Is it worth it to get more house for the money in an inferior city?

“There is no way we are going to get it!” said Will and Pauline every time they look at pictures of Bryant, a renovated 4BR/4BA Victorian home just a few steps away from downtown. Any buyer might have walked away since this 2 million dollar home was going to go over the list price by several hundred thousand dollars. This neighborhood is very desirable. The home is situated in a district with excellent schools and only a walk away from University Avenue.

Now a month later, Will and Pauline are taking measurements to shop for furniture. They never imagined that their home search would culminate in downtown Palo Alto!

again, i end up picking on the bathroom; pic #17. a hollywood light fixture with half the bulbs burned out. thanks for spending $30 on that gem. do i see a pink tub? or is it that nasty, peachy, flesh tone rarely used by humans who have working color rods in their eyes?

“VIEW: Bay, Neighborhood, City Lights” what bay view, did i miss it?

“Lot Sloped Down from Street” how’d ya arrange a bay view from LA, and on the downward side of the hill between you & the bay? must be magic!

“black bottom poo”l??? is blue is the new black?

$1.7M is a stretch for a house with such cheesy finishings, even in LA.

Hi All. Just saw this, can someone explain why it may be already sold and for less than 1/2 the price? I’ve noticed in sold listings lately many in the LA area with super low prices. I’d always assumed they weren’t really listed and simply sold to family members…but this looks different.
Thanks

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